Watching the de Blasio press conference
I must say I'm impressed with preparations.
Alternate parking suspended. Extra meals sent to senior homes to cover them until Monday.
Cuomo has declared a state of emergency.
By the way England is preparing for one hell of a storm with hurricane winds this weekend.
I hope that London protection holds. One of these days the increasing number of storms and the increasing intensity will test that system.
Stay safe everyone - it's lovely in Jamaica - just returned from my evening walk (in shorts and a Tee shirt) 
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I'm just trying to warm you folks up
I opened the door to let a cat outside and got hit with a blast of ice cold air..
the cat did a U-turn in mid leap, heading back for the couch.
the wind has picked up, coming from the north and the temps dropped like a rock this past hour.
Lows will get into the high 20's.
Some "semi-tropical : clime I live in, what?
"sustained 15 to 25 mph with frequent gusts of 30 to 35 mph."
That is pretty windy for this area. We usually are dead calml unless a storm is approaching.
so, malaise, take a few extra shorts clad steps on your balmy walk, for me, eh? 
Anyway cold is relative - I heard parts of Quebec are -43
Come up here, you can always chill out with us!
Winter Storm Warning in Massachusetts
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Active for next 16 hours
Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 10 am EST Friday.
Locations: interior eastern Massachusetts, as well as the south coast of Massachusetts west of the canal.
Hazard types: Heavy snow and dangerously low wind chills. Considerable blowing and drifting snow with near blizzard conditions possible at times tonight into Friday morning.
Accumulations: snow accumulation of 10 to 14 inches, with locally higher amounts.
Timing: periods of snow will continue into Friday. The Heaviest snow will occur tonight into early Friday morning, when snow may fall at 1 to 2 inches per hour.
Impacts: untreated roads will be snow covered and slippery. The snow will become heavier tonight and winds will also increase.
This will result in dangerously low wind chills along with considerable blowing and drifting snow tonight into Friday morning. Near blizzard conditions will be possible for a time tonight into early Friday morning.
Winds: north 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
http://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=25edbdda652c688&hl=en&gl=US&source=web
And -temperatures!
Remember I already had my dose of snow in Binghamton for Thanksgiving weekend.
They're still laughing at me because they know I hate the cold and the snow.
10-14 inches and look at those temperatures - I'll pass.
Stay safe